California Notary (NOTARY)

Critical commencement date ANSWER commencement date stated in the commission NOT date commission was issued or mailed Who issues commission? ANSWER Secretary of State When does commission become valid ANSWER After taking oath of office and bond are filed on time Who do you file oath and bond with ANSWER county clerk Where is a notary's commission limited to? ANSWER State of california; not only a certain county What kind of bond and how much needs to be filed ANSWER Surety bond for 1...

California notaries may perform marriage ceremonies: --at any time --at no time --only when the notary is also a priest, minister, rabbi, judge, etc - ANSWER only when the notary is also a priest, minister, rabbi, judge, etc A proof of execution is used: --to notarize a document signed by a subscribing witness --to notarize a document signed by a credible witness --only to notarize a document that is being sent out of the country - ANSWER to notarize a document signed by a subscribing...

California notaries may perform marriage ceremonies: --at any time --at no time --only when the notary is also a priest, minister, rabbi, judge, etc - ANSWER only when the notary is also a priest, minister, rabbi, judge, etc A proof of execution is used: --to notarize a document signed by a subscribing witness --to notarize a document signed by a credible witness --only to notarize a document that is being sent out of the country - ANSWER to notarize a document signed by a subscribing...

Upon receiving the letter of commission, where should the notary file his/her oath and bond? - ANSWER The office of the County Clerk in the county where the notary maintains his/her principal place of business Nancy Notary's father, who is also her employer, asked her to notarize documents for the sale of business property whereby Nancy is named as one of the grantees. What is the appropriate response from Nancy Notary? - ANSWER Nancy should explain that she may not notarize the docu...

Since there is no prescribed wording for an oath, what would be an acceptable oath? - ANSWER "Do you swear or affirm that the statements in this document are true?" To clear a background check, the State law requires all applicants to be. - ANSWER Fingerprinted In which county does the notary applicant take, subscribe, and file an oath of office and file a $15,000 surety bond? - ANSWER In the county where the notary public maintains a principal PLACE OF BUSINESS as shown in the appli...

What is one requirement for becoming a CA Notary Public? - be a legal resident of California Your jurisdiction will be - the entire state of CA A possible penalty for committing perjury is... - 2 years in prison 3 years in prison 4 years in prison ALL OF THE ABOVE you have how many days to take your oath of office after your commencement date? - 30 days if you request a new Certificate of Authorization, the State of California must respond within - 5 days The Agency of the State that ...